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What does TANSTAFL stand for?

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch


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Trappers' Association of Nova Scotia (est. 1968; New Ross, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Trimble Advanced Navigation Sensor (global positioning system)
Taro Network for Southeast Asia and Oceania
Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (India)
Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (India)
Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (India)
There Are No Stupid Questions
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
There Ain't No Such Thing As Government Interference
Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (India)
Tenants Association of the National Trust (UK)
Temporary And Not To Exceed
Tanganyika African National Union
Transplantable Artificial Neurological Unit (computer architecture)
Travel Authorization Number (US DoD)
Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (India)
Tamil Nadu Women in Agriculture (India)
There's Always Next Year (UK soccer fanzine)



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Science fiction writer Robert Heinlein popularized the acronym "TANSTAAFL": There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

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